From what i have read and learned about e-books, they will soon be in most colleges, and classes k-12. Over a short ammount of time, e-books have become the most efficiant (in many ways) for education, and for entertainment. E-books have made their first big hit in college campuses, some have even provided e-books for all students. E-books have become cheaper, which means students have easier access to them. Because e-books have become so popular, the big question now is, what will happen when libraries die in the future? The answer to that, no one really knows or can predict. Sooner or later, I.S.A might even jump on the bandwagon and begin using or providing e-books.
I was amazed by the ideas provided in the free digital library video. I really like the quote, "If there's one thing that we want to learn from the Library of Alexandria version one, which is probably best known for burning, is: don't just have one copy." This really made me realize how important it is to digitize for the sake of literature and information, but this argument can also go the other way. I know a lot of people are afraid of the internet crashing and losing everything online because it isn't permeable. That is why more than anything I liked that Brewster Kahle and his team printed all of their digital information and put it back in the Library of Alexandria as well as in other locations around the world. They are also opening scanning centers in different locations for people to either scan in their personal books for digital copies or printing and binding books from online. After I watched this video I tried to access http://www.archive.org/index.php but it has been blocked by the school security system. - eadams2012 Mar 7, 2011
e-Book readers and tablet computers so far have not seen significant differences in ownership between generations, although members of the oldest generation (adults ages 75 and older) are less likely than younger generations to own these devices. [1]
I was amazed by the ideas provided in the free digital library video. I really like the quote, "If there's one thing that we want to learn from the Library of Alexandria version one, which is probably best known for burning, is: don't just have one copy." This really made me realize how important it is to digitize for the sake of literature and information, but this argument can also go the other way. I know a lot of people are afraid of the internet crashing and losing everything online because it isn't permeable. That is why more than anything I liked that Brewster Kahle and his team printed all of their digital information and put it back in the Library of Alexandria as well as in other locations around the world. They are also opening scanning centers in different locations for people to either scan in their personal books for digital copies or printing and binding books from online. After I watched this video I tried to access http://www.archive.org/index.php but it has been blocked by the school security system. -
e-Book readers and tablet computers so far have not seen significant differences in ownership between generations, although members of the oldest generation (adults ages 75 and older) are less likely than younger generations to own these devices. [1]